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package org.openstreetmap.gui.jmapviewer.interfaces;

//License: GPL. Copyright 2008 by Jan Peter Stotz

/**
* Interface for implementing a tile loader. Tiles are usually loaded via HTTP
* or from a file.
*
* @author Jan Peter Stotz
*/
public interface TileLoader {

    /**
* A typical {@link #createTileLoaderJob(int, int, int)} implementation
* should create and return a new {@link Job} instance that performs the
* load action.
*
* @param tileLayerSource
* @param tilex
* @param tiley
* @param zoom
* @returns {@link Runnable} implementation that performs the desired load
* action.
*/
    public Runnable createTileLoaderJob(TileSource tileLayerSource, int tilex, int tiley, int zoom);
}
